India vs Thailand: Infant health: low birthweight
India
27.4 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Thailand
10.3 Percentage of live births
in 2020
India rank
1st
Thailand rank
4th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- India
- Thailand
How they compare
India currently reports 27.4 Percentage of live births against 10.3 Percentage of live births in Thailand, a difference of 17.1 Percentage of live births.
That makes India's figure about 2.7 times Thailand's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 4th of 41 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.42 Percentage of live births | 10.81 Percentage of live births | 20.61 Percentage of live births | India |
| 2010s | 28.79 Percentage of live births | 10.45 Percentage of live births | 18.34 Percentage of live births | India |
| 2020s | 27.4 Percentage of live births | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 17.1 Percentage of live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, India or Thailand?
- India, at 27.4 Percentage of live births against 10.3 Percentage of live births in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between India and Thailand?
- 17.1 Percentage of live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do India and Thailand rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- India ranks 1st and Thailand ranks 4th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.